Weevil

It was Mendel's good fortune that the arrival of the pea weevil postdated the completion of the pea part of his research.

The boll weevil has long plagued cotton crops.

The squirrel, the ape and the monkey, are kept at home for amusement. The dormouse and other larger mice, such as the weevil, the martin, the ferret, trouble the home.

As a child in the Philippines, I played around with mahjong tiles. On the cool white marble floor of the living room, I would make a labyrinth or temple out of the green and white game pieces. One time, I caught a black weevil, and I made it go through the maze.

The palm weevil grub, a fat worm found in palm trees, is such a popular source of protein that it has squirmed out of the forests and onto the plates at popular restaurants.

But you accuse other men of villainy with too easy a tongue, you weevil. I have never wanted you in this matter, and I have said so.